Bachelor of Science in Global Business

In today’s globalized economy, executives frequently deal with issues that extend beyond managing domestic operations. The bachelor’s degree in global business at the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management allows students to focus on the global dimensions of business, learning skills required of global managers. This includes understanding the cultural, political and regulatory environments that shape international business and trade. This degree is an excellent choice for students who plan to pursue graduate studies in fields such as law and international relations.

Careers in Global Business

The bachelor’s degree in global business prepares students for positions in business, government and international not-for-profit agencies. Graduates often start their careers in the domestic operations of an organization. Overseas assignments may come after a few years, although such foreign postings may arise earlier if the graduate possesses special skills, such as a second language and foreign study experience.

Licensed counselors provide students with strategies for mastering job interviews, writing professional cover letters and resumes and connecting with campus recruiters, among other services. Naveen Jindal School of Management students are encouraged to hold internships. The school’s fully staffed Career Management Center, working in tandem with the University’s Career Center, helps students prepare for and seek internships, as well as post-graduation employment.

Global Business at UT Dallas

A 120-hour curriculum leads to a bachelor’s degree in global business. All undergraduate degrees require a core of 42 hours. In the core courses, students have an opportunity to learn theories and analytical techniques that can be applied to the functional areas of business, such as finance and marketing. Students are exposed to the social and political factors that impact business behavior. Elective courses provide students with in-depth knowledge of managing business activities in a global context.

A capstone course in strategic management allows students to solve real-world business problems. Students are also required to take courses outside the Naveen Jindal School of Management in order to broaden their educational experience in preparation for leadership roles as professionals and/or managers in modern business organizations.

Key features include:

Training in international business environments and financial markets, cross-cultural communication and negotiation, international human resource management, formulating and implementing global strategy, as well as marketing on a global basis

Specializing in a foreign language offered by UT Dallas or other institutions

Preparing students for careers in multinational corporations, consultancy firms, or internationally oriented organizations that operate on a global basis

Participating in a semester-long foreign study or a short- term foreign study trip

Offering MA and PhD degrees in international management studies as a continuation of the bachelor’s degree

Living Learning Community

The Naveen Jindal School of Management Living Learning Community is a special opportunity for incoming freshmen interested in pursuing a business degree. These select students live together in on-campus housing, attend classes together and participate as a group in social activities. For information, contact Associate Dean Marilyn Kaplan at mkaplan@utdallas.edu.

Management Honors Program

The Charles and Nancy Davidson Management Honors Program (DMHP) gives select undergraduate students the opportunity to enhance their experience in the Naveen Jindal School of Management. DMHP students receive opportunities to improve their leadership skills, and work closely with UT Dallas professors.

Fast-Track Options in the Jindal School

All undergraduate degrees in the Naveen Jindal School of Management offer a fast-track option. These programs allow students to save up to 12 credit hours in completing an undergraduate and master’s degree. Students with qualifying grades embark on the fast-track option in their senior year of their undergrad program. Pursuing a fast-track BS/ MS or BS/MBA requires careful course selection and academic dedication but opens up additional career opportunities for those students who complete the program.

Naveen Jindal School of Management

The largest of the seven schools at UT Dallas, the Naveen Jindal School of Management offers a full complement of programs at the undergraduate, graduate and executive levels. The Jindal School’s mission is to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, technology-driven, global society by partnering with the business community to:

Conduct research-enhancing management knowledge.

Deliver high-quality management education to a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students and practicing executives.